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Sunday, September 7, 2008
NC State Ports return to normal operations
North Carolina State Ports Authority facilities in Charlotte, Morehead City and Wilmington have returned to business as usual.
Assessment teams determined Saturday afternoon that minor damage at the Port of Wilmington from Tropical Storm Hanna did not impede normal cargo operations. No damage was reported at the Port of Morehead City.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday afternoon determined that the Cape Fear River navigational channel was unobstructed and aids to navigation functioning. It was reopened to all vessel traffic at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. Beaufort Inlet at the Port of Morehead City remained restricted a little longer, but was reopened at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. Click here for more.
ABOUT THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY:
North Carolina's Ports in Wilmington and Morehead City, plus inland terminals in Charlotte and the Piedmont Triad in Greensboro, link the State's consumers, businesses and industry to world markets, and serve as magnets to attract new business and industry. Port activities contribute statewide to 85,000 jobs and $299 million each year in state and local tax revenues. The proposed NC International Terminal in Brunswick County and Port expansion projects in Morehead City and Wilmington will make North Carolina a key player in international trade, and multiply related jobs and economic impact in the state.
Top trading partners are China, Venezuela, Colombia, India, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Turkey.
Primary exports include fertilizer, woodpulp, forest products, general merchandise, food, chemicals and metal products.
Top imports include forest products, chemicals, natural rubber, cement, scrap metal, steel, coal and general merchandise.
INFORMATION:
Karen Fox, Director of Communications (910)343-6491 (910)520-5745 Email
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